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#1 The Ringmaster Becomes Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin made his WWE debut in 1995 under the name 'The Ringmaster'. He was managed by Ted DiBiase and carried the Million Dollar Championship with him.
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Nothing about the gimmick, and especially the name, made Austin feel right. WWE granted Austin's request for a change, and after turning down the names Otto Von Ruthless, Ice Dagger, Fang McFrost and Chilli McFreeze, a cup of tea would literally give him the name 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin.
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Austin shaved his head bald and grew a goatee, and was allowed some creative freedom in contributing a lot of what Stone Cold said and did during matches and segments. About a month following his King of The Ring victory and 'Austin 3:16' speech, Austin would climb the ladder to become WWE's biggest star. The move would change WWE history forever and gave us possibly the greatest superstar of all time.
